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Weekly US news roundup, Friday August 17th 2018

Christine Hallquist has become the first transgender candidate for governor nominated by a major party in the US. Hallquist is running as a Democrat in Vermont. - August 14th

TSA ‘Quiet Skies’ program is to be reviewed by the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General. – August 14th

A former Baltimore police officer charged with assault and misconduct for beating an unarmed man on video has turned himself in.  (Autoplay in link) – Tuesday August 14th

California fires continue. (to be explained in detail later). 

Looser housing regulations have been suggested by HUD secretary Ben Carson, after previous reduced enforcement. This may weaken the Fair Housing Act. A 60-day public comment period has commenced. Comments can be sent through http://www.regulations.gov or by mail. - August 13

Many immigrant children are still detained, past legal deadlines for reunification. A group of 17 Senate Democrats have called for immediate action in a letter to the Department of Homeland Security secretary. – August 15

A lawsuit over a proposed census citizenship question continues. A federal judge mandated that the acting assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division must sit for a deposition in the lawsuit. Opposition has come from many sources, due largely to concerns that the question may skew responses and/or be used to target immigrants. - August 17th

Google location recording is more complete than previously admitted. This article covers how bad actually is it, how you can check and maybe reduce it. 

A federal court in D.C. has blocked the delay of safety regulation enforcement for chemical plants. (The current EPA, following Trump, sought to delay enforcement by two years). - August 17th

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A new blog for what has been @potterwatchnews! The plan is weekly roundups of general news, with sections for US and international. Those will be as free of opinion and slant as possible. There will also be more in-depth looks at specific issues, different each week. Those will also be carefully fact-checked, but as with any longer writing, perspectives will have some influence.